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Pennsylvania ends U.S. Senate recount after Casey concession
Nov 22, 2024 · Pennsylvania counties end their Senate race recounts after U.S. Sen. Bob Casey's concession to Republican Dave McCormick.
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Social Security benefits boosted for millions in bill headed to Biden’s desk BY: Jennifer Shutt - December 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ending two of the program’s policies in place for decades — …
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Dec 6, 2024 · Bad Bunny support for Harris could help sway Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania industrial cities BY: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - November 2, 2024 By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, Penn State Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican recording artist and megastar, announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, by sharing her latest ad targeting Puerto ...
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5 days ago · Congress clears bill to avert government shutdown, extend farm bill BY: Jennifer Shutt - December 20, 2024 The short-term spending package, the third version of a bill to be released this week, will give Congress until mid-March to negotiate agreement on the dozen full-year government funding measures and provide about $100 billion in natural disaster assistance.
Pennsylvania Senate sees at least one seat flip, but Republicans ...
Nov 6, 2024 · With only one race yet to be called, it appears that the partisan makeup of the Pennsylvania Senate will remain the same after Tuesday’s election.
Pennsylvania General Assembly session draws to a close with …
Oct 23, 2024 · “That said, there is still time to work on critical legislation, including providing survivors of child sex abuse an opportunity to seek justice, ensuring protections from discrimination, a long-overdue cost of living increase to retired public servants, adequately funding our mass transit systems and helping counties count votes quickly and accurately with pre-canvassing, in addition to the ...
Welcome to the Capital-Star 2.0 - Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Aug 1, 2023 · So I’m not exactly new around here, but I’ll be taking on a new role and thought it was time to formally introduce myself. I’ve covered Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania on and off for the Capital-Star pretty much since its inception, so I know what a great team founding editor John Micek built here.
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The Pennsylvania Capital-Star is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to honest and relentless coverage of state government, politics and policy. The nearly 13 million people who call the commonwealth home depend on their interests being safeguarded by one of the nation’s largest, most expensive, and often inefficient and corrupt …
2024 Voter Guide - Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania is the battleground of battlegrounds in 2024, with its 19 electoral votes and a key U.S. Senate race. We spoke to candidates in statewide races to get their perspectives on specific issues important to the offices they’re seeking and the voters of Pennsylvania. You can find all of the Capital-Star’s election 2024 coverage here.
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